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Licenses Issued, Past 5 Calendar Years

Profession Title 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Specialist Assistant 6 14 4 8 9

Geographic Distribution*

Specialist Assistant*** as of January 1, 2024

County Number County Number County Number
Albany 5 Jefferson 1 Saratoga 4
Allegany 0 Kings 8 Schenectady 1
Bronx 1 Lewis 0 Schoharie 0
Broome 3 Livingston 0 Schuyler 0
Cattaraugus 1 Madison 0 Seneca 0
Cayuga 1 Monroe 1 Steuben 1
Chautauqua 0 Montgomery 2 St. Lawrence 0
Chemung 0 Nassau 8 Suffolk 8
Chenango 0 New York 3 Sullivan 0
Clinton 0 Niagara 1 Tioga 1
Columbia 0 Oneida 0 Tompkins 0
Cortland 0 Onondaga 0 Ulster 0
Delaware 0 Ontario 1 Warren 1
Dutchess 0 Orange 1 Washington 0
Erie 3 Orleans 0 Wayne 0
Essex 0 Oswego 1 Westchester 10
Franklin 0 Otsego 0 Wyoming 0
Fulton 0 Putnam 1 Yates 0
Genesee 1 Queens 12 NYS TOTAL 88
Greene 0 Rensselaer 2 OTHER US 40
Hamilton 0 Richmond 3 NON-US 2
Herkimer 0 Rockland 2 TOTAL 130

* Location reflects the licensee's primary mailing address on record with the Office of the Professions; the address is not necessarily the licensee's practice address. Although licensees must be registered to use the professional title or to practice within New York State, being registered does not mean the licensee is actively doing so.

** Displaying both full and three-year limited licenses.

*** Physician assistants and registered specialist assistants practice only under the supervision of licensed physicians.